ARLINGTON, Va. — In a powerful tribute to courage and sacrifice, the U.S. Navy announced Wednesday that one of its next Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers will bear the name USS ...
The USS Kyle Carpenter is a guided missile destroyer and is a tribute to the Midland's Marine who threw himself on a grenade during combat.
Washington, June 19, 2014: President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to retired Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Carpenter at the White House. In the background is Vietnam War MOH recipient Brian Thacker ...